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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Hsien-cheng Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Flavio Nardi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jin-jae Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Eric Hartman, New Hudson, MI (US);
Hsien-cheng Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Flavio Nardi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jin-Jae Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Eric Hartman, New Hudson, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method, and a system using the method, of controlling a towing vehicle that is connected to a vehicle trailer. The method includes sensing a set of vehicle targets and a set of vehicle conditions in response to the set of vehicle targets. The method also includes determining a plurality of differences between the set of vehicle targets and the set of vehicle conditions, determining a trend of the plurality of differences, generating at least one of a symmetric signal and an asymmetric signal based on the trend, and actuating a vehicle system with the at least one of a symmetric signal and an asymmetric signal.